Comparison

MobilEM vs Synapse Evals

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MobilEM

Provides fast, evidence-based clinical guidance for emergency medicine professionals. Access updated recommendations on a wide range of topics, including antibiotics, toxicology, and critical care. Offers free content, individual purchases, and an all-access subscription.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based recommendations
  • Antibiotic and toxicology guidance
  • EKG and orthopedic injury protocols
  • Airway and pediatric emergency management
  • Critical care medication information
  • Fast navigation and universal search
  • Bookmarking and note-taking
Features
Currently charting
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One of our greatest privileges at EMRA is offering resources that can help make every clinical shift easier, through evidence-based guidance in your pocket. Get updated recommendations for antibiotics, toxicology, EKGs, orthopedic injuries, airway management, pediatric emergencies, splinting, critical care medications, and more. Enjoy free content, purchase our resources a la carte, or subscribe to our all-access pass (best value!) to take full advantage of these key features: • Fast, easy navigation • Powerful universal search • Bookmarking • Note-taking fields • Continual updates that require no action on your part We hope you find MobilEM to be useful; check back often, as we will be adding new content on a regular basis. Please note: EMRA is committed to your privacy. See our policy at https://www.emra.org/about-emra/privacy-policy/. Terms of Use: This and all other digital reference content, including all content offered under subscription is intended for a single user on devices belonging to that user. Use of this app running on a common device shared by an organization is disallowed. For further information on terms of use and EULA please see: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ This app is intended for the US healthcare market.

About

Synapse Evals

Features
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Synapse Evals is the voice-first evaluation platform built for medical residency programs. Attending physicians record feedback verbally — no typing, no forms, no friction. Synapse transcribes the recording and delivers it directly to the resident. Program directors get a real-time compliance record without the administrative burden. DESIGNED FOR HOW ATTENDINGS ACTUALLY WORK Voice recording takes seconds between cases. No keyboards, no login hassles, no end-of-month scramble to remember what happened. The result: residents get more feedback, faster, and of higher quality. FOR RESIDENTS Receive feedback immediately after it's recorded. Review every evaluation submitted for you across your residency — timely, specific, and coming from attendings who aren't bogged down by paperwork. FOR PROGRAM DIRECTORS A live dashboard showing every evaluation submitted across your program. Generate AI-powered summaries across large volumes of evaluations to build cases or prepare for resident round tables. Export-ready documentation for ACGME compliance. Manage your full roster of residents and evaluators. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Voice recordings are transcribed and immediately deleted — only the text is stored. Feedback stays within your program. No data is shared across programs or institutions. Synapse Evals is for attending-to-resident clinical education feedback only. It is not a patient record system and should never be used to record or transmit patient information.

Screenshots

MobilEM4 screens
Synapse Evals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Synapse Evals at none against MobilEM's 12. MobilEM's advantage is chart position (#36 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MobilEM sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Synapse Evals asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
MobilEM versus Synapse Evals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobilEMSynapse Evals
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#36 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEmergency Medicine Residents' AssociationTimothy Gaertner

In-app purchases

12 purchases

MobilEM

Subscriptions12
  • Ventilator Mgmt. Subscription$1.991 Year
  • Pediatric Qwic$1.991 Year
  • MobilEm Airway Management$4.991 Year
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  • Trauma Guide$4.991 Year
  • Antibiotic Guide Subscription$9.991 Year
  • MobilEm Ortho Guide$9.991 Year
  • MobilEM Tox Guide$9.991 Year
  • PressorDex$9.991 Year
  • EKG Guide Subscription$9.991 Year
  • Pain Management$9.991 Year
  • PEM Fundamentals Subscription$9.991 Year
  • MobilEm All Access Pass1 Month trial$39.991 Year
None

Synapse Evals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MobilEM free?
MobilEM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Synapse Evals free?
Synapse Evals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MobilEM or Synapse Evals have ads?
Neither MobilEM nor Synapse Evals shows ads.

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